Senate Bill S4308

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to deductions from benefits of certain retired members

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-S4308 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4059
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§396-a & 6257, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9444
2015-2016: A7006
2017-2018: A7426
2019-2020: S4489, A7189

2021-S4308 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to deductions from benefits of certain retired members.

2021-S4308 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S4308 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4308
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 3, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  GOUNARDES,  JACKSON,  SALAZAR  --  read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Civil Service and Pensions
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to deductions of benefits
   of certain retired members

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section  396-a
 to read as follows:
   §  396-A.  DEDUCTIONS  FROM  BENEFITS  OF  CERTAIN RETIRED MEMBERS. 1.
 NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, AN ELECTING EMPLOYEE WHO  IS
 RETIRED FROM THE OPTIONAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT, AT ANY
 TIME  AFTER  SUCH  ELECTING EMPLOYEE'S RETIREMENT, TO EXECUTE AND FILE A
 DEDUCTION AUTHORIZATION CARD WITH THE  DESIGNATED  INSURER  OR  INSURERS
 UPON  AUDIT  AND  WARRANT  OF THE COMPTROLLER FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE STATE
 UNIVERSITY AND BY THE APPROPRIATE FISCAL OFFICER  FOR  EMPLOYEES  OF  AN
 ELECTING  EMPLOYER  AUTHORIZING THE DEDUCTION FROM SUCH ELECTING EMPLOY-
 EE'S RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE OF MEMBERSHIP DUES AND SUCH  ELECTING  EMPLOY-
 EE'S SHARE OF THE COST FOR EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION-SPONSORED BENEFIT PLANS
 AND  THE PAYMENT THEREOF TO A RETIREE ORGANIZATION OF WHICH THE ELECTING
 EMPLOYEE IS THEN A MEMBER AND WHICH IS THEN AFFILIATED  WITH  EITHER  AN
 EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION CERTIFIED OR RECOGNIZED AS THE COLLECTIVE BARGAIN-
 ING REPRESENTATIVE OF ALL EMPLOYEES IN THE NEGOTIATING UNIT OF WHICH THE
 ELECTING  EMPLOYEE  WAS A PART PRIOR TO HIS OR HER RETIREMENT OR WITH AN
 EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION WITH WHICH  SUCH  EMPLOYEE  ORGANIZATION  IS  THEN
 AFFILIATED. THE DESIGNATED INSURER OR INSURERS UPON AUDIT AND WARRANT OF
 THE  COMPTROLLER FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY AND BY THE APPRO-
 PRIATE FISCAL OFFICER FOR EMPLOYEES OF AN ELECTING EMPLOYER SHALL THERE-
 AFTER DEDUCT FROM THE RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE OF SUCH ELECTING EMPLOYEE THE
 AMOUNT OF MEMBERSHIP DUES AND SUCH AMOUNTS REQUIRED TO BE PAID  BY  SUCH
 ELECTING  EMPLOYEE  FOR  SUCH AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION-SPONSORED
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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